I was looking to do some online learning as that’s something I like to do from time to time to keep the synapses firing. So I started thinking ‘well, what’s interesting and something I haven’t done before?’ I realised that even though I’ve been using, playing and working with computers for nearly my entire life, I didn’t really understand how computers actually worked. I mean at the chip level, at the electronics and electricity level. Sure I sort of have an understanding of binary and I’ve made some simple circuits with an arduino. But I really didn’t understand exactly what was happening under the hood of a computer.
Didn’t curate a list of good links this week so posting about my 3D printing side project. Here’s a bit of information about my Anet A8 3D printer. If you’ve never heard of the Anet A8, its a cheap but capable 3D printer you can buy from sites like GearBest. I was given one intact but non-functioning by a guy from work. Trying to get it to work has meant lots of time on youtube, stackoverflow and reddit. It’s a bit maddening really.
When my Dad moved house several years back, he gave me a couple of old VHS tapes of mine that had been stored in the basement. I finally took the time to watch them (it’s not easy finding VHS players these days!) and found this old clip of me ripping it up on Route 3 wave on the Black River in Watertown, NY.
Bit happenstance really but I had the opportunity to lease an allotment plot from the council which I took late last year (2018). I had grand dreams of neat rows of beautiful and bountiful crops but the reality was far from the dream.
Was tinkering with my Arduino and happened to have my SLR with a macro lens to hand so took this snap which I thought came out pretty well. SO much so I decided to post it on Unsplash. No downloads yet tho!
… and it was to see an NFL game of all things. Lucked upon a free ticket to see Bears vs Raiders which I believe was the first NFL game to be played in the new Tottenham Hotspur stadium. The new stadium really is impressive with great atmosphere inside. Can’t wait to get to see Spurs play which will hopefully happen this season.
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